Monday, 30 May 2011

Sanderling

I received a phone call from Mike Weedon this afternoon to let me know that there was a Sanderling present at Maxey GP. These birds do pass our PBC area on migration and May is the traditional time of year for this to happen. The drizzle that was present today `forced` this bird and 6 Dunlin down onto the mud of Maxey where it proceeded to feed.

This bird is number 159 on my PBC list for 2011, just one behind Mr. Weedon!

Welcome to my blog which is a diary of my sightings of birds and other wildlife along with occasional musings.

Most of my birding and wildlife watching is done in the Peterborough area where each year I list all the bird species I see within the recording area of the Peterborough Bird Club (PBC), although I have been known to visit north Norfolk and Lincolnshire occasionally. I have also just started dipping my toe tentatively into the world of 'Twitching'.

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"The Earth does not belong to man,Man belongs to the Earth;We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors,We borrow it from our children;Man did not weave the web of life,He is merely a strand in it,Whatever he does to the web,He does to himself." Chief Seattle 1780-1866